Marlboro Township, NJ
Amid a residential suburban area, harmful contamination was found in the sandy soils of a 15-acre site where factories such as Imperial Oil and Champion Chemical had operated since 1917. Contamination included volatile organic compounds, PCBs, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, petroleum hydrocarbons, phthalates from plastics, metals, lead and arsenic. The surrounding wetlands and residences were at risk from these harmful contaminants, so the area was designated a Superfund site and the United States Army Corps of Engineers enlisted Conti to clean it up.
Conti performed large-scale soil excavation and groundwater remediation including hydraulic containment of the site and large scale load out and disposal of 180,000 cubic yards of excavated material. The team implemented unique separation techniques to avoid cross contamination, including in-situ sampling for waste characterization of hazardous and nonhazardous soils for offsite treatment and disposal. The team also designed, procured and installed a 300 gallon-per-minute water treatment plant onsite.
A major feature of the project was the construction of a complex soil-bentonite hydraulic barrier structural slurry wall with up to 74-foot depths around the site perimeter. Conti performed value engineering to redesign the alignment of the wall to lessen impact to excavation and dewatering limits, as well as to avoid nearby high voltage power lines and local residences.
Along with the slurry wall, which saved the client over $2 million, Conti provided innovative ideas such as excavation and load out methodologies increasing efficiency and saving time and costs.
Conti received the Project of the Year award in the Industrial/Manufacturing category from Engineering News-Record for this project.
| Client | USACE Kansas City |
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| Value | $51.7M |
| Status | Completed |
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Conti mobilized 100% of project crews within four days to clear 174,000 tons of hurricane waterway debris along the Atlantic Coast.
Conti’s LEED Silver qualified facility provided more than $1.5 million in cost savings for the New Jersey Department of Military and Veteran Affairs.
Innovative methods to increase productivity and collaborative problem-solving to mitigate unforeseen conditions made this a successful project for Conti and the Navy.
